What is the best school for homeschooling?

Question

I am a Junior in high school and I am considering homeschooling. What are the best programs out there right now that send books to your house and aren't too high of cost? One of my main concerns is to find a school that can easily transfer credits to college. I am considering going to a community college first and then doing 2 years at a university. I live in Chicago if it makes any difference.

Answer 1

Advanced Placement credits transfer to college. If that is your interest area, than you would do well to find out what courses you need to take to qualify to take AP tests. Further, you could just skip that process and enroll in community college.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Angie, there are several home school curriculum and programs out there. If, you are a Christian I would recommend the Abeka or the ACE programs. You can be home schooled at home and keep your own records. They will be just as acceptable as a school on line for college. Just have your parents keep a file of classes you take, test grades, and attendance. If you and your parents need help in getting started please contact me through my web page below. On the links page of my web site you will find the links to the materials I mentioned above.  There is also other types of material and curriculum listed on my web site. Have a nice day.

Answer 3

High school credits are for getting graduated from high school.  Once you have that, nothing "transfers" to college except you!  Most of the correspondence schools or online schools that you can enroll in to get a diploma will send your transcript to any college whenever you're ready.  Why don't you consider getting dual enrolled, and have your last two years of high school and your first two years at community college count as credit for both?

Answer 4

I think you're referring to a virtual academy-type school.  If you are, you would actually contact your local public school to get information on that.  However, should you go that route you should be aware that you are NOT a homeschooler and as such would not have the full freedom of a full homeschooler.  You would have to use their curriculum exactly as it is written, turn it in to them in their time frame, etc.  You would still be a public-school student; just from home.

I always recommend students who are serious about college plan to start college when they're about 16.  You can easily get a head start on college that way and often combine high school and college credits this way.  

Plus, even colleges who recruit homeschoolers (such as HARVARD) are more likely to take you seriously if you already have a solid college GPA under your belt when you come to them with your application and SATS.  Also, you should know that your ACT &/or SAT score will weigh MUCH more heavily for you than it does for the average applicant.  However, it will weigh less if you have a decent college GPA.

Answer 5

home ; )

Answer 6

If you want a complete program

try http://www.k12.com

http://www.sonlight.com

http://www.abeka.com

You don't need to worry about credits transferring. Once you get your High School Diploma-You start over with  College Credits. One way to get a jump start on college is to take some community college courses while still in high school. Many states allow you to take credit for both high school and college for these courses.

Great idea to do 2 years of community college before transferring. You will save yourself a bunch of money and still get a great education!

Best of Luck!

jana

http://www.purehomeschooling.com

http://www.summerhouseliving.com

Answer 7

Uh, your house! Any company will send books to your house if you pay them to do so. I'm not in America, but as far as I can tell, credits are made from having studied a subject for a certain number of hours. I'm sure the education department for your state would have a list of acceptable subjects and how many hours of study makes one credit. Most colleges these days look favourably on homeschoolers, so don't worry. You can always contact your colleges of choice, explain you are homeschooling and ask if there are any special processes you will need to go through because of that.

As for the cost? Well, it depends which books you buy, doesn't it? Use your library as much as possible, of course. You can also dig through this site for possible curriculum choices. Most you will be able to re-sell, of course. http://homeschoolreviews.com